SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS FOR OCTOBER 2010

Today, we have released our subscriber numbers for the month of October 2010. Below is a table outlining the dynamics of our customer base.

Subscribers (mln)

Oct 31, 2010

Sep 30, 2010

Growth
Subs

Growth
%

Oct 31, 2009

Growth
Subs

Growth
%

Total consolidated subscribers, eop

100.30

100.56

(0.26)

(0.3%)

97.16

3.14

3.2%

Russia

69.09

69.67

(0.59)

(0.8%)

68.91

0.18

0.3%

Ukraine

18.23

18.15

0.07

0.4%

17.74

0.49

2.8%

Uzbekistan

8.37

8.16

0.21

2.6%

6.90

1.47

21.3%

Turkmenistan

2.40

2.39

0.01

0.5%

1.57

0.82

52.3%

Armenia

2.22

2.19

0.03

1.2%

2.04

0.18

8.9%

MTS Belarus1

4.66

4.64

0.02

0.3%

4.51

0.15

3.3%

Subscriber data for Russian mobile operators is compiled by Advanced Communications and Media, a management consulting and research agency specializing in telecommunications and media. You can view their October subscriber report here.

1 MTS owns a 49% stake in Mobile TeleSystems LLC, a mobile operator in Belarus, which is not consolidated.